Streaming over the Internet requires a constant and stable connection to play a stream from a remote server. However, the variability of a viewer’s Internet connection or streaming playback means that remote playback might not have the quality of media that is played locally.

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Primetime cannot protect from failures such as an ISP outage or a cable disconnection.

Primetime streaming provides failover protection to protect playback from certain remote server failures or operational failures, which makes a better viewing experience. Despite transmission problems, TVSDK implements failover protection to minimize playback interruptions and achieve a seamless playback. The video player automatically switches to a backup media set when entire renditions or fragments are unavailable.